- One of the most asked questions that I get asked all the time
is how do you find your calling?
How do I find what God wants me to do on this earth?
Before we answer this question
and six things that I believe you should pay attention to
in order to find your calling,
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Now concerning the will of God for our life:
we have to understand there is a general will of God
for every single Christian.
This general will of God or general calling of God involves
following Jesus,
forsaking sin,
and fishing for souls.
Follow, forsake and fish.
And that applies to every Christian.
As we get involved in the general call of God for our lives,
God's specific call will become evident with time.
So as you get involved with the general call of God,
God's specific will for your life will become clear with time.
Now as you do this general will of God which is
to follow Jesus,
forsake sin,
and to fish for souls,
meaning win souls and to make disciples,
I want to encourage you to pay attention to these six cues
that will help you to stumble into your specific will of God.
Now I'm going to say it again
if you are not interested in doing God's will that is revealed for you,
then you should not be asking God's specific will for your life.
So many people are asking the Lord, "What should I do with my life?"
You know, specifically
while they are ignoring the general and revealed will of God for their life.
God is not going to reveal to you His specific will
your specific calling,
if you are not interested in doing the revealed calling
that He reveals from His word.
So now I'm assuming that you are doing your revealed calling,
your general calling that every Christian has.
So let's just touch on six cues to this specific calling.
The first one is the special revelation from God.
It's when God can reveal this specific calling
through a dream, vision, prophecy or inner whisper.
God revealed the calling to Moses out of a burning bush.
To others it was through an angel.
Some were called into their calling by a prophet.
For example like King Saul and King David
were appointed and anointed by a prophet - Samuel.
In my sense, in my way, it was really
also the impression- spiritual touch of God
that I felt during one of my prayer times
that ushered me into the ministry that I am doing today.
The second cue is the advice of others.
It's our faith community along with leadership
can see and discern God's calling over your life
better than we can see it ourselves.
It's important to pay attention to their suggestions
as to where we fit best in the big picture of God's redemptive plan for humanity.
Number four: your passion.
There are causes that get you excited.
There are things that you are passionate about
that does not deplete you but replenishes you,
and that could be a cue for your calling.
For example, your passion could be an indicator.
If you are passionate concerning preaching,
if you are passionate for missions,
if you are passionate for songwriting,
if you are passionate for signs and wonders,
if you are passionate for creative arts or media,
and that could be a signal of God signaling to you and speaking to you
of your specific calling.
Number five: talents and gifts.
See, passion is good
but then you also have to look in if you are gifted in that area
or you are graced in that area.
Talents come with birth.
Gifts come with salvation.
God graced you with natural abilities and spiritual gifts
for the purpose of fulfilling your calling.
Your gifts and talents are good suggestions of what your calling is.
These gifts and these talents can be a cue into what your calling is.
If you have this natural gift or natural talent of public speaking
and then you have spiritual gift of this anointing and inspiration
boldness when you speak,
that could be a sign that God is calling you into preaching the gospel.
Maybe you are naturally born with a talent to sing
and then you spiritually also been given this grace to write songs,
that could be also a sign that God is leading you into leading worship.
And so that's one of the ways to discern your calling.
Number six: it's your experience.
God can use your mess and turn it into message.
Scars can become your stars.
Moses escaped Egypt and then God used him to deliver Israel out of Egypt.
At times the things we go through
they are not just for ourselves,
but they are for our ministry.
Devil wanted to use our past to destroy us
but God not only rescued us from our past,
He will recycle our past to enhance His purpose on the earth.
So I want to encourage you
sometimes look back in the backyard of your experiences
and check your experiences
because God at times will use our experiences to fuel our calling.
The things we came out from could become the breathing ground
for where God is taking us - our calling.
So I want to remind you in the conclusion,
get busy doing your general calling of God.
Get busy doing the revealed will of God
and God will make His specific will more clear for you.
Be faithful in small things.
Don't look for a place to shine.
Look for a place to serve.
Don't look for a title, pick up a towel.
Be like David;
He was called to be a king but he was faithful with the sheep.
He wasn't waiting for Saul to die.
He was ministering to Saul as a musician.
So look for opportunity to serve.
Don't be committed to your potential.
be committed to your purpose
and God will help you to fulfill your potential.
Remember, God is not as interested in helping you to reach your calling
as He is interested in changing you in the process of your reaching your calling.
Let me know in the comment below
what you think of this video
and how did you find your calling
or are you still looking for your specific calling?
Did this help clear some smoke maybe in your head concerning the issue of calling?
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